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World Food Day 2021 celebrations began on 15 October 2021, with a global event where participants noted that while the challenges of global hunger, climate crisis and COVID-19 remain formidable, there is also a new momentum and energy behind efforts to transform our agri-food systems, making them more fit for purpose. FAO

Young people in Tonga are learning the traditional craft of canoe making to create jobs, tackle obesity and protect their local fishing ecosystems. IFAD

Leaders of the G20 countries must continue to support the smooth functioning of global agri-food systems, which faces ongoing challenges from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said in remarks opening the G20 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Florence, Italy. FAO

Thousands of hectares of restored Mangroves are changing the lives of local fishing communities in Senegal by helping them tackle and adapt to the climate change. IFAD

A holistic, coordinated approach is urgently needed to transform agri-food systems and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This was the call made by the QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to world leaders participating in the opening of the Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit. FAO / RAI - UN POOL

“If we ignore the challenges and needs of rural people in the world’s poorest countries, our attempts to create more equitable and sustainable food systems are doomed to fail,” said the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ahead of the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit that begins in Rome on Monday. IFAD

There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said Monday (12 Jul) – much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic’s impact has yet to be fully mapped, a multi-agency report estimates that around a tenth of the global population – up to 811 million people – were undernourished last year. FAO

Despite a massive 65 percent increase in migrants sending money home via mobile transfers in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of their rural family members struggle to access mobile banking services which could help lift them out of poverty. IFAD

In the highlands of Ethiopia, fifty young men are working hard to reverse the effects of climate change. They are rebuilding and protecting gullies. IFAD

Water is an “essential element of every aspect of development”, Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said during a large virtual celebration to mark World Water Day 2021. He called on all stakeholders to work together to safeguard water and widen access to this precious resource. FAO